The Household of God, Eph 2:11-22

According to Eph 2:11-22, when Jesus Christ died on the cross, he made a way for Jews and Gentiles to become fellow citizens in the household of God. How could Christ make Jews and Gentiles fellow citizens in the household of God?   We become fellow citizens in the household...

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What Are Deacons, 1 Tim 3:8-13

What Are Deacons? What are deacons?  Deacons are an interesting subject in the Bible because there are a variety of interpretations concerning who they are and what they do.  The Biblical teaching about deacons is different than the traditional understanding.  Traditionally, deacons are men who are chosen by a congregation...

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A Deceived Heart, Is 44:14-20

Read Is 44:14-20.  Is 44:20 speaks of a deceived heart.  It’s hard for us to imagine that a person could be so deceived as to worship a god he makes out of the stock of a tree.  With the same tree, he warms himself, bakes his bread, and roasts flesh. ...

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A Wise Man’s Heart Discerneth, Ecc 8:5-11

A wise man’s heart discerneth several things that we see in Ecc 8:5-11. A wise man’s heart discerneth Time and Judgment, Ecc 8:6-7 To every purpose there is time and judgment.  Solomon didn’t say to every “event”, but to every purpose.  What he’s saying here is not an exact match...

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Old Things and New Things, 2 Cor 5:17

2 Cor 5:17 deals with the old things and new things in your life when you become a new creature in Christ.  For many of us, some of the old things fell off right away.  Yet, other old things stuck around and continue to be a problem for us in...

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Quickened Together, Eph 2:4-10

In Eph 2:4-10, Paul wrote about being quickened together with Christ, when we are saved.  Before we were saved, we walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, who is the devil. When Paul wrote “But God,” in Eph 2:4,...

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The Love of Christ Constraineth Us, 2 Cor 5:14

2 Cor 5:14 says “For the love of Christ constraineth us”.  In v.15, it constrains us to not henceforth live unto ourselves, but unto him who died for them (in v.14) and rose again.  To constrain is to hold back by or as if by force.  The force of his...

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Rahab’s Testimony, Jos 2:1-24

Rahab’s testimony is remarkable, Jos 2:1-24.  Notice: Rahab’s Testimony of Faith – Heb 11:31.  In Jos 2:9-11 she believed in the Lord.  Then in v.12-13 she believed she could be saved and that she needed to be saved.  In v.14 she believed the words of the spies.  And in v.17-21 she...

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